Palaroan, Graciel M.
2013-60784
As defined by the
online Merriam-Webster dictionary, a story is considered science fiction when
it tells about “how people and societies are affected by imaginary scientific
developments in the future.” Is The Hunger Games’ sequel, Catching Fire, a
science fiction? Well, based on the definition above, I can
definitely say yes. It was quite obvious because in the movie, the Capitol was
so hi-tech. It used a very much advanced kind of technology- there were force
fields, their practice place with the realistic graphics, Katniss’ dress, and
of course, the game plan behind the arena where the game maker designs everything
very easily with just a click.
The film can be considered
a commentary on the past, present and the future of human society. Past,
because all these rebellions, poverty, corruption, and dictatorship had already
happened in our society just as Panem was experiencing it, and the Capitol was
doing it. Present, because currently, as we all know, these haven’t been fully
addressed yet. Some countries conflict with other countries, others are still
really poor, and so on. And future because, who knows? One day if these are not
resolved, it can lead to again, rebellions, wars. Just like a cycle. And it
also gives us a mental picture of a possibility of how our technology might be
like in the future.
I
think that no matter how advanced science and technology was in Panem, it still
failed in the world of the 13 districts, because of the wrong usage of it by
the Capitol. It was used to scare people of having a rebellion and make the people
be scared of the government, instead of its supposed purpose of improving the
lives of the people. And this lack of harmony between the government and the
people (society) is what failed Panem as a whole.
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